Bible in Basic English
"And they gave answer, We will gladly give them. So they put down a robe, every man dropping into it the ear-rings he had taken."
— Judges 8:25, Bible in Basic English
“And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.”
“And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil. ”
“They answered, "We will willingly give them." They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his spoil into it.”
“They said,“We are happy to give you earrings.” So they spread out a garment, and each one threw an earring from his plunder onto it.”
Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Be our ruler, you and your son and your son's son after him; for you have been our saviour from the hands of Midian.
But Gideon said to them, I will not be a ruler over you, and my son will not be a ruler over you: it is the Lord who will be ruler over you.
Then Gideon said to them, I have a request to make to you; let every man give me the ear-rings he has taken. (For they had gold ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
And they gave answer, We will gladly give them. So they put down a robe, every man dropping into it the ear-rings he had taken.
The weight of the gold ear-rings which he got from them was one thousand, seven hundred shekels of gold; in addition to the moon-ornaments and jewels and the purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and the chains on their camels' necks.
And Gideon made an ephod from them and put it up in his town Ophrah; and all Israel went after it there and were false to the Lord; and it became a cause of sin to Gideon and his house.
So Midian was broken before the children of Israel and the Midianites never got back their strength. And the land had peace for forty years, in the days of Gideon.